Where does “isca” come from?

isca (Romanian) comes from Bulgarian и́скам, from Old Church Slavonic искати, from Proto-Slavic jьskati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- — to wish; to request.

isca (Romanian): to spark

Definitions

  1. to spark

Ancestry of “isca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianи́скамto want, to wish, to would like
2Old Church Slavonicискатиto seek
3Proto-Slavicjьskatito look for, to seek
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eys-to wish; to request
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьskati →Every word from Old Church Slavonic искати →